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Ray Lamontagne soothes my soul and tonight (Wednesday) I saw him live for the 3rd time. The first time I saw Ray I was in college in PA and my then boyfriend's brother bought us tickets to see him in a teeny tiny smoke filled burned out theater in Pittsburgh. I think there were about 100 people there but I dont remember all of that because I was so entranced by this shy guy with the soulful voice crooning and strumming his guitar. An upright bass was his only accompaniment. The next time I saw him he had a full band and the venue was quite a bit larger so I was worried some of the magic would be lost. It wasn't and I wanted him to keep playing even after the non stop 2 hours he performed. I missed him the last time he was close-by with David Gray last August so when I heard he was coming to town with Brandi Carlisle I jumped at the chance to go. Check out my (shakey) Flip video of some concert highlights.

Because I knew I wouldn't have time to put something together for dinner between lab and the concert, I had plans to take yesterday's chicken leftover's and transform them into Greek Chicken Gyros. With the yogurt from Velvet View Farms, I was able to make a delicious tzatziki sauce! To round out the Local Cleveland fun, I stopped over at Momocho for a cucumber margarita and fried ice cream to beat the heat.
Greek Chicken "Gyros"
This dish would have photographed beautifully if I hadnt been so lazy in the heat to take the time to shoot it. Bad blogger, I know but you have to make this!! SO GOOD

Ingredients:
Leftover roasted/grilled/baked chicken
Greek Oregano- this is different from Italian oregano, but if you dont have it or cant find it, Italian Oregano will do
***I used the fresh cilantro provided in my FFM package this week in lieu of oregano
Diced garlic
Sliced onions
Flatbread or pita bread
1 C plain, fresh yogurt (Source: Velvet View Farms, FFM)
Sliced cucumbers (Source: FFM)

Shred your leftover chicken. Make your tzatziki sauce: Mix 1 C yogurt with diced garlic and oregano (you can use dill if you prefer, but I dont care for that flavor!) or as I did, the fresh cilantro.

Warm up your pita or flat bread (If you have a gas stove, set it on low and simply lay the pita over the burner for a few seconds to get it warm and crispy), slather with tzatziki, place cucumber and onion slices on top of sauce. Add chicken and wrap.
 
I am not a huge fan of leftovers. Which is a serious problem considering I am completely incapable of cooking for two people. I can't help it though, it's been bred into me that it takes the same amount of energy to cook enough for 2 as 20! But after seeing how much meat was on our chicken, I knew exactly what I was going to do with the leftovers. For some reason, leftovers are so much more palatable to me if they have been remixed into a new version of something equally or more yummy than the original. With the scapes and green onions in our basket (last week) I knew chicken salad was in my future.
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Everything but the Kitchen Sink Chicken Salad Sammies
**This recipe isnt exactly rocket science. Use leftover roasted chicken for the best flavor but you could always poach some chicken and shred it. Add your favorite stuff or remove anything you don't like.






1-2 C shredded chicken, leftover from Chicken Riganati (Source: FFM)
2-3 green onions, chopped finely
bunch white french breakfast radishes (source: FFM), sliced thinly on a mandoline
lettuce (source: FFM)
bread (we used Pugiliese Bread)

homemade mayo
1-2 scapes (source: FFM)
juice of lemon

Make the scape aioli with homemade (or store bought, I wont tell) in your food processor. S&P

Combine sliced green onions and radishes with shredded chicken. Mix with scape aaolio and serve on your favorite bread. Enjoy!